Joshua WONG has
recently complained that the Companies Registry is holding up the application
of Demosisto to form a company and because of this they cannot open a bank
account to raise money.
We need your
help to make sure Demosisto can never register as a company – here’s how:
Relevant Hong Kong laws
1. Under Sec 67
para 2 of the Companies Ordinance (Cap 622): A company may only be formed for a lawful purpose.
2. Under
Section 5A para 3 of the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151) the Societies Officer
may, after consultation with the Secretary for Security refuse to register a
society:
(a) if he
reasonably believes that the refusal is
necessary in the interests of national security or public safety, public
order or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others; or
(b) if the
society or the branch is a political body that
has a connection with a foreign
political organization or a political organization of Taiwan.
3. Under Sec 360B of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous
Provisions) Ordinance (Cap 32) the Chief Executive in Council has the power to order
the Registrar of Companies to refuse registration if satisfied that a company
is being formed to evade the Societies Ordinance,
So Joshua WONG
and his friends are in real trouble if they have a connection with a foreign
political organization or a political organization of Taiwan.
Evidence of Joshua WONG’s connections with political
organizations of Taiwan
Exhibit 1
In May 2014,
the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported on a visit Joshua Wong made to Taiwan:
This is direct
and unequivocal evidence showing Joshua Wong has a connection with a political
organization of Taiwan, which is contrary to Section 5A para 3 of the Societies
Ordinance.
Exhibit 2
In January 2016, Hong Kong media reported Joshua Wong and his colleagues
would seek closer ties with Taiwan:
This shows an
intention to seek closer political ties with groups in Taiwan, which is
contrary to Section 5A para 3 of the Societies Ordinance.
What we want you to do
Both of these
reports provide direct evidence to show Demosisto is trying to circumvent the
Societies Ordinance by registering as a company, but we need your help to find
more.
We are looking
for any evidence to show Joshua WONG, Nathan LAW, Oscar LAI, Agnes CHOW or
anyone else involved with Demosisto has any connections with a foreign
political organization or a political organization of Taiwan.
The types of
evidence we are looking for is Facebooks posts, newspaper articles, photographs
or interviews (in any language) connecting Demosisto members with a foreign
political organization or a political organization of Taiwan.
Luckily for us,
for the sake of transparency, Joshua Wong regularly updated his social media
status with reports and pictures during the visit to Taiwan, so there should be
loads of information and photos out there.
Our targets
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| Our Targets Joshua WONG, Oscar LAI, Nathan LAW, Agnes CHOW |
Examples of foreign political organizations
National
Endowment for Democracy (NED)
National Democratic Institute (NDI)
Example of a political organization of Taiwan
Sunflower
Movement
What to do with the evidence
You can post
the information or links to it in the comments section below or send it
directly to the Companies Registry under the title: Complaint against Demosisto
registering as a company.
By post
Registrar of
Companies, 14th floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.
By Email - change (at) to @
Link to
Companies Registry website: http://www.cr.gov.hk/en/contact/complaints.htm
Hong Kong laws
Societies Ordinance
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Societies Ordinance |
Companies Ordinance
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| Companies Ordinance |
Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance
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| Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance |
References
EJInsight. Student leader Joshua Wong stalked during Taiwan visit. May
2014
Hong Kong Coconuts. Hong
Kong ‘Umbrella’ leaders seek closer ties with Taiwan. January 2016
Link to Societies
Ordinance.
Link to Companies Ordinance
Link to Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance
Sunflower Movement
photograph courtesy of The Wall Street Journal
Demosisto
four photograph courtesy of Demosisto
